Hey Friend

It would be an understatement to say that 2024 has been a strange year for Australian coin collectors...

There have been 18 new coins released into circulation this year, including the standard designs coins with the new King Charles III effigy and the recent purple poppy.

Did you know that coins in circulation were meant to have two different effigies on the heads side (obverse) this year? However, people have been finding 2024 coins in circulation with the Queen's older effigies (from the 'change of monarch' set).

In fact, there have been a lot of sets released in recent years with unusual effigies and dates, and it's easy to miss unless you're looking closely.

So one of the many changes we've made to the Pirate Guide this year is to highlight unusual effigies to look for, so they're easier to spot if you come across them.

We have just released the updated 2024-25 version of the 'Pirate Guide to Collecting Australian Coins', but there are a lot more updates than just new coins.

The Royal Australian Mint has released the latest mintages in their October 2024 annual report and this new edition of the Pirate Guide has these mintage figures.

Here are some of the other updates in the 2024-2025 edition:

• All of the new coins put into circulation in 2024,
• Latest mintages,
• More details on the various effigies of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III over the years,
• Variations in the designs and Heads side-related errors to look for,
• Additional alternate coin designs (privy marks and mintmarks) and how to spot them,
• Updated scoreboards to easily identify lower mintage coins, and
• New info on how to use the book to get the most from your coin hunting and noodling.

The Pirate Guide is available in...
Paperback Edition:

https://www.australiacoins.com.au/products/pirate-guide-to-collecting-australian-coins-paperback

eBook ("Digital") Edition:

https://www.australiacoins.com.au/products/pirate-guide-to-collecting-australian-coins-digital-ebook-2024-2025-edition

Or both (for a special price):

https://www.australiacoins.com.au/products/pirate-guide-to-collecting-australian-coins-paperback-digital-ebook-2024-2025-edition

I was going to email you last week, but the initial batch of books sold out before I could press send, but we've just received a new shipment in. It's been a crazy week!


Coin Photos
In addition to the new book, there is also a new coin poster which has photos of all the Australian coins in circulation. It has photos of the actual coins, as well as the coin's title and the year it was released.

The poster is a high-resolution print on thick photographic quality paper and measures 60cm tall by 90cm wide. To show how big the poster is, here's a photo of me holding it *:

You can find the poster here:
https://www.australiacoins.com.au/products/poster

As always, feel free to press reply and ask me any questions.

Cheers

Damian

PS
* Disclaimer:
You don't need a human to hold the poster, it also looks great on the wall with or without a frame!

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